Waterstones Gift Book of the Year, and for good reason — this is the cookbook destined to be sauce-splattered at your side for years to come. Bring the Borough Market legend into your very own kitchen with recipes worth investing in.
Padella is one of London's most iconic fresh pasta restaurants. When they first opened in Borough Market in 2016, they put sensational pasta outside of Italy on the map thanks to iconic dishes like Beef Shin Ragu and Pici Cacio e Pepe. These delicious recipes, paired with their buzzy ambience and stylish aesthetic, saw queues around the block.
This book brings the magic of Padella into home cooking. It includes all their best-loved recipes such as Tagliarini with Crab, Chilli, Lemon & Parsley, and Fettuccine with Nduja, Lemon & Mascarpone along with many off-menu favourites shared in this book for the first time. Most importantly, it teaches home cooks the simple steps to take their home-cooked pasta to the next level.
You can buy a copy of the book here.
Enter the competition
We've teamed up with Bloomsbury Publishing to give Hot Dinners the chance to win one of five copies of the Padella cookbook. So if you fancy upgrading your cookbook library, now's your chance. All you have to do to enter the prize draw is fill in the form below. The competition closes 29 December 2025.
Terms and conditions
- Competition closes 6pm on 29 December 2025.
- The winners will be contacted on 6 January 2026
- Entries will not be accepted by employees of Bloomsbury Publishing.
- The prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and has no cash alternative
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